Intro:DGDGDGD
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere
A
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep
DGD
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
GDAD
'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak
DGD
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces
A
and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
DGD
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
GDAD
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
DGD
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
A
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
DGD
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
GDAD
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right
ChorusDGD
You got to know when to hold 'em , know when to fold 'em
GDA
know when to walk away and know when to run
DADGD
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
GDAD
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done
DGD
Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
A
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
DGD
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser
GDAD
and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep"
DGD
And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window
A
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
DGD
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
GDAD
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
ChorusDGD
You got to know when to hold 'em , know when to fold 'em
GDA
know when to walk away and know when to run
DADGD
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
GDAD
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done
DGD
You got to know when to hold 'em , know when to fold 'em
GDA
know when to walk away and know when to run
DADGD
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
GDAD
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

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